title: [Surgical treatment of anomalous left pulmonary artery].
abstract: We report our experience with the surgical treatment of anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery in eight children between 2004 and 2009. The congenital heart disease most frequently associated with this condition was patent ductus arteriosus. Surgery was carried out with extracorporeal circulation in five children, and without, in three. The anomalous pulmonary artery was divided and translocated to the main pulmonary artery. One patient died soon after surgery because of hemodynamic instability and another died later because of respiratory complications. The other patients progressed satisfactorily during follow-up: the reimplanted artery remained patent in all cases and respiratory symptoms improved. However, one patient required endoscopic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Cardiología Pediátrica, Unidad Integrada, Hospital Sant Joan de Dèu-Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, España. jcarretero@hsjdbcn.org
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carretero
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huertas
authors.forename: Fredy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prada
authors.forename: Miquel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rissech
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: Joaquim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bartrons
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mayol
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Caffarena
mesh_terms: D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures